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ten of these high—tech bus stops have been set up in the capital, seoul. each one costing more than $80,000. but that his customers, that seems to be money well spent. translation: i felt uncomfortable at first, as i had to take my temperature before i answered, but it didn't take long, so it was good. there are air—conditioners and sterilisers, which remove viruses, so i feel safe here compared to normal bus stops. translation: if there are many people gathering at a bus stop, i feel worried about coronavirus and uncomfortable with people sitting next to me. but i feel safe here. more smart shelters are being planned. south korea, determined to do what it can to combat the virus and key passengers are safe. tim allman, bbc news. saturday marks the 75th anniversary of victory over japan day, or ‘vj day‘ as it's known to millions. that's when the country's emperor hirohito announced japan's unconditional surrender. yet even now the legacy of the conflict lingers. many japanese see their country as a victim of the us atomic attacks on hiroshima and nag
ten of these high—tech bus stops have been set up in the capital, seoul. each one costing more than $80,000. but that his customers, that seems to be money well spent. translation: i felt uncomfortable at first, as i had to take my temperature before i answered, but it didn't take long, so it was good. there are air—conditioners and sterilisers, which remove viruses, so i feel safe here compared to normal bus stops. translation: if there are many people gathering at a bus stop, i feel...
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ten of these high—tech bus stops have been set up in the capital, seoul. each one costing more than $80,000. but for these customers that seems to be money well spent. translation: i felt uncomfortable at first as i had to take my temperature before i entered. but it didn't take long so it was good. there are air—conditioners and sterilisers which remove viruses. so i feel safe here compared to normal bus stops. translation: if there are many people gathering at a bus stop i feel worried about coronavirus and uncomfortable with people sitting next to me but i feel safe here. more smart shelters are being planned — south korea determined to do what it can to combat the virus and keep passengers safe. tim allman, bbc news. i'll be back in a couple of minutes' time with the headlines. there's always more on the website and on the bbc news app. if you are online, you can get in contact with me. you can let me think about the stories we are covering on bbc news. i am stories we are covering on bbc news. iam lewis stories we are covering on bbc news. i am le
ten of these high—tech bus stops have been set up in the capital, seoul. each one costing more than $80,000. but for these customers that seems to be money well spent. translation: i felt uncomfortable at first as i had to take my temperature before i entered. but it didn't take long so it was good. there are air—conditioners and sterilisers which remove viruses. so i feel safe here compared to normal bus stops. translation: if there are many people gathering at a bus stop i feel worried...
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and singapore's straits times writes that south korean students in seoul will return to online classes amid mounting concerns over school safety as the country experiences a resurgence of the coronavirus. so, let's begin. schools and masks in england. the front page of the daily telegraph, let's start there. pupils will wear masks in schools after the u—turn. wright, who wants to take off with this. what do you make of it was yellow it is another u—turn by the government because yesterday, downing street they were not reviewing this, saying that despite scotland's thing that they were taking a review as to whether facemasks would be worn by people in secondary schools when in the communal areas. today, scotland said that plan was going to come into force and pupils will have to do that. late this evening, they have said that pupils will have to wear masks in communal areas and secondary schools, but only in areas where there is a local lockdown. i think as we discussed, actually, this is very confusing for parents and at a this is very confusing for parents and ata time this is ver
and singapore's straits times writes that south korean students in seoul will return to online classes amid mounting concerns over school safety as the country experiences a resurgence of the coronavirus. so, let's begin. schools and masks in england. the front page of the daily telegraph, let's start there. pupils will wear masks in schools after the u—turn. wright, who wants to take off with this. what do you make of it was yellow it is another u—turn by the government because yesterday,...
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but in seoul they're trying to make it as safe as possible, as the bbc‘s tim allman explains. in the age of covid—19, travelling by bus can be a hazardous business. but in south korea technology is your friend and this is a bus stop unlike any other. called a smart shoulder, it's air—conditioned, sterilised, and open only to the coolest of travellers, literally. translation: we connected a thermal image camera with a door so that people feel safe here. after checking body temperatures, the doors will be open for only those whose temperatures are lower than 37.5 c. we also set up as sterilisers which can remove 99% of viruses. ten of these high—tech stops have been set up high—tech stops have been set up in the capital, seoul. each one costing more than $80,000. but for these customers that seems to be money well spent. translation: i felt uncomfortable at first as they had to take my temperature be for anz. but it didn't take long so it was good. —— before i could enter. so i feel safe here compared to normal bus stops. translation: if there are many people gatheri
but in seoul they're trying to make it as safe as possible, as the bbc‘s tim allman explains. in the age of covid—19, travelling by bus can be a hazardous business. but in south korea technology is your friend and this is a bus stop unlike any other. called a smart shoulder, it's air—conditioned, sterilised, and open only to the coolest of travellers, literally. translation: we connected a thermal image camera with a door so that people feel safe here. after checking body temperatures,...
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churches in seoul are only allowed to hold online gatherings. eu leaders are holding an emergency virtual summit in a few hours' time, after the bela russian main opposition candidate for president called on the european union not to recognise what she said were fraudulent presidential elections. large crowds were out on the streets of the capital minsk again last night, calling on alexander lukashenko to step down. mr lukashenko has accused the opposition of trying to stage a coup, after they formed a council to organise a transfer of power in the country. let's speak now to keir giles, senior fellow from the russia and eurasia programme at chatham house. that's an international affairs think tank. hello to you. tell us who is orchestrating the protests and how people are being brought together. the way in which the protesters are being orchestrated and organised is both a strength and wea kness and organised is both a strength and weakness for the opposition, for all the people are upset at the results of the election. in some ways it is a lea
churches in seoul are only allowed to hold online gatherings. eu leaders are holding an emergency virtual summit in a few hours' time, after the bela russian main opposition candidate for president called on the european union not to recognise what she said were fraudulent presidential elections. large crowds were out on the streets of the capital minsk again last night, calling on alexander lukashenko to step down. mr lukashenko has accused the opposition of trying to stage a coup, after they...
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in seoul and beijing, they will see a country that still refuses to face its own past. also on the bbc news app. thank you so much for your company. goodbye. hello there. over the last few days, temperatures have slowly been coming down, something a bit more comfortable both by day and by night. although we'll hold on to the humidity across england and wales as we head on into this weekend. but for this weekend, it's generally pretty similar to how the last few days have been. rather cloudy, a bit of sunshine in northern and western areas. humid in england and wales, where we'll continue to see showers and thunderstorms at times. now, on saturday, the pressure chart shows higher pressure to the north, lower pressure to the south. that's why we'll start off with showers and thunderstorms across some southern portions of wales and southern england. further north, it'll be rather grey, pretty much grey everywhere, but the sunshine will break through central and western scotland, northern ireland, north west england, perhaps a few sunny spells across the south east of engla
in seoul and beijing, they will see a country that still refuses to face its own past. also on the bbc news app. thank you so much for your company. goodbye. hello there. over the last few days, temperatures have slowly been coming down, something a bit more comfortable both by day and by night. although we'll hold on to the humidity across england and wales as we head on into this weekend. but for this weekend, it's generally pretty similar to how the last few days have been. rather cloudy, a...
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seoul and tokyo are divided over compensation demands for koreans who were forced to work under the japanese occupation. now, let's turn to other news. thousands of holiday—makers have arrived back in the uk after a last—minute dash to avoid a mandatory two—week quarantine, which came into effect at 4am this morning. the new rules, which apply to france, the netherlands and four other countries, follow concerns about the rising numbers of coronavirus cases there. our correspondent andy moore is outside gatwick airport with the latest. some of the first air passengers are arriving back at gatwick since the quarantine rules came back and forth 4am. quitea quarantine rules came back and forth 4am. quite a rush of passengers to the ports on the channel terminal to get back into the uk before the quarantine rules came into force. eurotunnel and shuttle said they had 12,000 calls in the first hour after the quarantine scheme was announced. one ferry got back to the uk just before four o'clock in the morning so before four o'clock in the morning so those passengers on board were very lucky to
seoul and tokyo are divided over compensation demands for koreans who were forced to work under the japanese occupation. now, let's turn to other news. thousands of holiday—makers have arrived back in the uk after a last—minute dash to avoid a mandatory two—week quarantine, which came into effect at 4am this morning. the new rules, which apply to france, the netherlands and four other countries, follow concerns about the rising numbers of coronavirus cases there. our correspondent andy...
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the south korean government says it will extend new coronavirus restrictions imposed on the capital seoul last week to the entire country. it's an attempt to control a growing resurgence of the virus. more than 300 new cases were reported today. let's take a look at some youngsters who are causing quite a stir at a wildlife park in china's shaanxi province. they are a group of siberian tigers — four siblings born earlier this year. a stir at a wildlife park in china's shaanxi province. they are a group of siberian tigers — four siblings born earlier this year. they've only recently been shown to the public, who seem rather keen on the animals. their keeper said the cubs were initially rather shy, but have now got used to being the centre of attention. a giant panda at the smithsonian national zoo in washington has set a new record, becoming the oldest panda in the us to give birth. this is mei xiang soon after giving birth to her cub. there had been some concern that the baby may not survive because of mei's age — she's 22 years old. but all seems to be well — the zoo tweeted she
the south korean government says it will extend new coronavirus restrictions imposed on the capital seoul last week to the entire country. it's an attempt to control a growing resurgence of the virus. more than 300 new cases were reported today. let's take a look at some youngsters who are causing quite a stir at a wildlife park in china's shaanxi province. they are a group of siberian tigers — four siblings born earlier this year. a stir at a wildlife park in china's shaanxi province. they...
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in seoul and beijing, they will see a country that still refuses to face its own past. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. after five and a half months, the long wait for rugby union fans ended tonight, as harlequins took on sale in the english premiership. but the match was played behind closed doors, meaning there was no revenue from ticket sales, a growing problem for some of the country's top clubs during the pandemic. laura scott reports. it was winter when rugby was last played here. while other sports have kicked off and kicked on fans of rugby union have been made need to wait. but tonight, the action returned after five months away. host ha rlequins after five months away. host harlequins benefited from some us tennis from sale sharks with marcus miss scoring the first premiership points since march while this summed up points since march while this summed up the visitors' error strewn first half. an early second—half try put sale on the board but an energised ha rlequins sale on the board but an energised harlequins kept hold of the lead. they were
in seoul and beijing, they will see a country that still refuses to face its own past. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. after five and a half months, the long wait for rugby union fans ended tonight, as harlequins took on sale in the english premiership. but the match was played behind closed doors, meaning there was no revenue from ticket sales, a growing problem for some of the country's top clubs during the pandemic. laura scott reports. it was winter when rugby was last played...
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seoul and tokyo are divided over compensation demands for koreans who were forced to work under the japanese occupation. tokyo says everything was settled by a treaty signed in the 1960s. let's speak now to the military historian, sir antony beevor. it is wonderful to have you on this morning. tell us what this moment means to you, with all the great knowledge of the wall at your disposal —— war. knowledge of the wall at your disposal -- war. an unexpected speed at which the war came to an end, i think most people had no idea what was happening and it was an extraordinary story behind the whole surrender. 0n the 15th of august at midday, the emperor hirohito made his announcement by radio. no japanese had ever heard his voice before outside the royal family. most of them put themselves in front of the radio listening to his decision to end the war. i think this tends to cover up all of the debates what the armed forces wanted to continue the war right through to a very bitter end indeed. i want to pick you up on that point, it is so interesting, we are hearing from rupert there at the sh
seoul and tokyo are divided over compensation demands for koreans who were forced to work under the japanese occupation. tokyo says everything was settled by a treaty signed in the 1960s. let's speak now to the military historian, sir antony beevor. it is wonderful to have you on this morning. tell us what this moment means to you, with all the great knowledge of the wall at your disposal —— war. knowledge of the wall at your disposal -- war. an unexpected speed at which the war came to an...
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in seoul and beijing, they will see a country that still refuses to face its own past. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. you can always get the very latest and news on our app. that is all for us. and news on our app. that is all for us. bye—bye for me. hello. i suspect my windows will be rattling just as they were last night as the thunderstorms roll on by across the southern part of the british isles. that is a fraction of the weather story. other areas have had a lot of low—level cloud hanging around for the greater part of the day. and elsewhere, some warm, pleasant sunshine until maybe 1—2 thunderstorms roll on by. not a great deal of difference in the pattern overnight, much of the activity will be found towards the south and high pressure keeping it more settled through scotland and northern ireland. quite a lot of low—level cloud creeping back in from the north sea here, and itjust depends on whether you catch one of these passing thunderstorms or hefty showers. further north, that cloud really pours on in, so it will be a grey old start to t
in seoul and beijing, they will see a country that still refuses to face its own past. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. you can always get the very latest and news on our app. that is all for us. and news on our app. that is all for us. bye—bye for me. hello. i suspect my windows will be rattling just as they were last night as the thunderstorms roll on by across the southern part of the british isles. that is a fraction of the weather story. other areas have had a lot of...
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for churches in the seoul metropolitan area, only online services are allowed and other gatherings and activities are prohibited. if we can make it back control now we will consider raising the social distancing to level three. and that would have a large impact on our economy and people‘s livelihoods. in other parts of the world the virus has never quite been brought under control. cases in the americas region have now reached almost 11.5 million and more than 400,000 people have died, the world health organization says. the biggest drivers are the united states and brazil. brazil has been one of the countries worst hit by the pandemic, with nearly 3.5 million cases and more than 100,000 deaths. katy watson‘s been speaking to the vice president of the country. of course we regret the deaths of more than 100,000 brazilians, but the government did everything that we could. we were successful in adapting the curve of the pandemic with the catastrophe of our public hospitals. because in the beginning everybody was afraid that we would have people dying in the halls of our hospitals, a
for churches in the seoul metropolitan area, only online services are allowed and other gatherings and activities are prohibited. if we can make it back control now we will consider raising the social distancing to level three. and that would have a large impact on our economy and people‘s livelihoods. in other parts of the world the virus has never quite been brought under control. cases in the americas region have now reached almost 11.5 million and more than 400,000 people have died, the...
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schools in the south korean capital seoul and surrounding areas have been ordered to switch to online classes, as the authorities try to tackle an increase in coronavirus cases. the region is home to half the country's population of 52 million. south korea was widely praised for controlling the initial outbreak of covid—i9 with extensive testing and tracing, rather than imposing a strict lockdown. police in the american city of kenosha have fired tear gas to disperse protesters who defied a second overnight curfew. the us national guard has been deployed in response to violent demonstrations after the police repeatedly shot an unarmed black man, jacob blake, in the back. he's in a stable condition in hospital. the city mayor has called for a full investigation. what occurred last night is unacceptable. rioting and looting is not something that is acceptable to the community and therefore that also has consequences and people will have to be held accountable under a legal process, with due process, just like everyone else. our heart goes out to jacob bla ke's family. i cannot think o
schools in the south korean capital seoul and surrounding areas have been ordered to switch to online classes, as the authorities try to tackle an increase in coronavirus cases. the region is home to half the country's population of 52 million. south korea was widely praised for controlling the initial outbreak of covid—i9 with extensive testing and tracing, rather than imposing a strict lockdown. police in the american city of kenosha have fired tear gas to disperse protesters who defied a...
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around 300 new cases have been linked to the sarang jeil church in seoul. on saturday, the church‘s leader, reverend jun kwang—hoon, addressed a right—wing rally of opponents to the government, defying a ban on large gatherings. the first large coronavirus outbreak in south korea was centred on another religious movement, the controversial shincheonji church ofjesus in daegu. hundreds of people have gathered in the spanish capital madrid to protest against the mandatory use of facemasks in public spaces, and other new government measures aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus. there were similar scenes in warsaw, as people there called for an end to the restrictions. the bbc‘s tim allman reports. no social distancing at this demonstration. packed in together, close as can be. the unmasked of madrid. chanting: libertad! libertad! with their angry cries of "freedom", they seem to believe the government is now a bigger threat than the virus itself. "i am here because there are too many repressive measures," said this demonstrator. "they are tak
around 300 new cases have been linked to the sarang jeil church in seoul. on saturday, the church‘s leader, reverend jun kwang—hoon, addressed a right—wing rally of opponents to the government, defying a ban on large gatherings. the first large coronavirus outbreak in south korea was centred on another religious movement, the controversial shincheonji church ofjesus in daegu. hundreds of people have gathered in the spanish capital madrid to protest against the mandatory use of facemasks...
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let's get more from our correspondent in seoul, laura bicker. what is the latest, what is going on? this is on everything going on from the national briefing ages it isa human from the national briefing ages it is a human cell. what they appear to be saying is that kim jong—un and has handed down some response abilities. this is not complete power, kim jong—un remains abilities. this is not complete power, kimjong—un remains in all control, he is the supreme authority, but what seems to be happening is he is delegating some powers to his sister and other aids. we understand that the majority of the power has been handed over to his sister, why this is interesting is because we are looking at the power of succession. who will take over korea next sheds and they happen to kim jong—un. you over korea next sheds and they happen to kimjong—un. you may remember early this year where he was gone from the public eye for several weeks at a time, there were a number of remains the mac rumours about his health. some still believe that he has had had some heart procedure. what has bee
let's get more from our correspondent in seoul, laura bicker. what is the latest, what is going on? this is on everything going on from the national briefing ages it isa human from the national briefing ages it is a human cell. what they appear to be saying is that kim jong—un and has handed down some response abilities. this is not complete power, kim jong—un remains abilities. this is not complete power, kimjong—un remains in all control, he is the supreme authority, but what seems to...
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this is another church in seoul being disinfected as a precuation. the number of new daily cases has been in triple digits for more than a week and a half. the majority of new cases are all close to seoul, the heavily populated capital city which is home to more than 10 million people. one of the biggest concerns is that many of the far—right worshippers who are potentially infected believe the virus was planted as part of a conspiracy to close it down. many are refusing to be contacted, let alone tested. to new zealand which has extended the lockdown of its biggest city auckland. auckland went into lockdown on august 12, a day after the virus re—emerged in the city and ended new zealand's run of 102 days without local transmission. prime ministerjacinda ardern says stay—at—home orders will remain in place until at least late sunday, instead of restrictions easing late wednesday as originally planned. here's more of what she's said. i know there are many who found it harder this time. i mention to remind this the road reality in covid—19 is
this is another church in seoul being disinfected as a precuation. the number of new daily cases has been in triple digits for more than a week and a half. the majority of new cases are all close to seoul, the heavily populated capital city which is home to more than 10 million people. one of the biggest concerns is that many of the far—right worshippers who are potentially infected believe the virus was planted as part of a conspiracy to close it down. many are refusing to be contacted, let...